Meaning of 心虚
心虚 means afraid of being found out; with a guilty conscience; lacking self-confidence; diffident. Pronounced xīn xū.
- afraid of being found out; with a guilty conscience
- lacking self-confidence; diffident
Definitions & Examples
Zuò做
zéi贼
xīn心
xū虚
。
A thief has a guilty conscience (idiom).
Tā他
huí回
dá答
jǐng警
chá察
wèn问
huà话
shí时
xiǎn显
de得
yǒu有
diǎn点
xīn心
xū虚
。
He seemed a bit guilty when answering the police officer's questions.
Xiǎo小
míng明
tōu偷
le了
qián钱
，
xīn心
lǐ里
shí十
fēn分
xīn心
xū虚
。
Xiao Ming stole the money and felt very guilty.